Friday, October 10, 2008

We set out on Friday night to Iceland. The trip wasn't that bad - only about 4.5 hours to get in. After making some party supply stops at the Duty Free, we were on a bus headed to Reykjavic by 7 AM in the morning or so.

We hit rush hour traffic, got to our hotel which is amazing, and then headed on a city tour. After viewing several areas that we cared about, and others that we didn't (like the Icelandic projects), we were introduced to the fatalism currently existing here. Although we knew how bad the economic situation is, the tour guide kept on highlighting the doom and gloom in everything we saw - building projects that no one knows when they'll be restarted, an exodus of foreign migrant workers, the fact that the usually lively streets were empty because no one wanted to walk around... This is ground zero for the credit crisis.

After all the gloomy discussion, we headed back to the hotel for a nap.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

I'm about to head to out to Iceland tonight. I should be studying for my three midterms next week, but instead, I'll be doing a case study on a country about to go bankrupt amidst bars and glacier visits. Should be fun!

Monday, October 6, 2008

This summer, I started planning a trip to Iceland over Columbus Day weekend. I leave late this week. I wasn't overly concerned when I found out that I'd take my first midterm 14 hours after I got back, and have to be prepared for two others.